Jodie Whittaker was announced as the new Doctor in a BBC trailer yesterday

The actress said she is “beyond excited” to have landed the role – but the decision to put a woman in charge of the Tardis has been labelled “political correctness gone mad” by some fans of the cult series.

Unsurprisingly Twitter users have waded in on the debate, with many posting hilarious memes mocking those who don’t agree with the new appointment.

One simply telling whingers to “get over it”.

Another mocked those who bemoaned political correctness, joking that the BBC had in fact decided to cast Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as the infamous time-traveller.

One Twitter user tweeted: “A girl Dr Who, my God where can I go anymore to see white men in sci-fi and fantasy pop culture,” followed by a gallery chockablock of heroes played by actors such as Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr and Henry Cavill.